Acupuncture effect with the Thermal Video System - No. 1. The epigastrium / 全日本鍼灸学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

The acupuncture has been known to induce the changes is not only needling part but also other parts distant from needling part.<br>The histlogical or physiological changes observed in the skin of needling locus have been reported but the changes on the distant part from needling locus have not been known.<br>In the present study, the changes is skin tempreture on epigastrium “hsin hsia pi” (stagnancy under under the hert) caused by needling on loci Left S36, Right S36, Left P6, Right P6, Left LI4, Right LI4, and Right Liv 8 were observed by Thermal Video System.<br>The needling on the these loci induced the increase of skin tempreture in epigastic region. In addition, the needling on Left S36 was most effectve the increase the skin tempreture in epigastic region, and the increasing tempreture was 0.5°C.